The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-26

The following is the report oi Mcssrs.
A. I.ustflcld and VIM Doucet, the com
mittce appointed by the citizens com
mittee for the purpose Of going below TO
purchase something in the shape OF fire /
apparatus, as given To representative I
of THE DIAMOND DRILL in an interview 4
with Mr.. Lustfield "We arrived at Chi /
cago ON Wednesday morning after hav-
ing spent restless night in the sleeping
ear, which was crowded and both OF us
had TO take am upper bunk as Billstylcs
il. (By the way, this you don't need TO
mention, but Bill cimed mp 90 lay down
in that bunk and fell asleep, while ] sat
in the smoker. shortly after Bill retired,
however, heard "A
HUMPING SOUND,
Il yell and other heart-rcnding noises,
which caused me To hasten to the sleeper,
the direction from which they came,
where ! found William ON all fours on
the ear floor, engaged in the amusing oc-
cupation Of picking pins off Of the floor,
and the occupant Of the lower bunk
grumbling and asking the by-standers FOR
st. Jacobs oil, claiming that his knee had
been put out of joint 10y the acrobatic
movements Of Bill when he left his bunk (;
but this is confidential, youundcrstand)
After breakfast" continued Mr.. Lust
field, "just as we were starting out Go see
what we could, we met Bro. Crandall,
who, however. owing to pressing business,
did not stay long with us. Than we
COMMENCED ouR WORK
and after diligently enquiring into the
various methods Of fighting fires and
upon close figuring we made the discovery
that I'm outfit consisting Of a plant of
pump, engine, etc, placed near the Paint
river, with pipes and hydrants laid ON
main street, as was suggested and favored
by many here, would neccssitate an im-
mediate OUTLAY OF about $4,000, be-
sides the cost of running the pump and
many other expenditures not easy to
calculate, we came To theconclusion that
such nm outlay would at present cripple
the finances Of the town. Besides this
method of cxtinguishing fire would not
be adequate for fire purposes for the
whole village, We, therefore
TOOK THE ADVICE
of the chief of the fire department of Chi
cago and several captains 81 the different
departments, especially that of Capt.
l1cnncsy, of department No. IL, and ne
cepted his card Of recommendation and
took the cars for the Chicago Fire Extin-
gushing Co.'S works, situated ON 3l5
Dcsplnines street, where we were kindly
shown through the extensive manufac-
tory and after seeing "A good test made
with chemical engine, became cognizent
that chemical engine was what we
wanted Furthermore, we learned. that
there are now thirteen Of these engines
in use by the Chicago fire department
with the very best Of results Our inith
in these engines
WAS STRENGTHENED
upon our arrival at Milwaukee, where we
found them in usc by the Milwaukee fire
department, where we were shown about
10y Chief Foley, and then this fire extin-
guisher received the very highest recon-
mcndation at the hands OF Chief Merrill,
OF Lawrence, Mass, u gentleman, whom
we had the pleasure of meeting. All in all,
we finally concluded Co purchase two Of
the chemical engines, called and known
az the champion" each "A capacity Of
one hundred gallons and one tank, and "A
complete hook and ladder truck with
two Babcock hand fire extinguishers.
with .his means ofiighting the fire demon
readily at hand, we stand "A remarkably
good show Of saving and protecting
OUR TOWN
property and enabling us Co get under
writer's insurance companies 60 take
risks here, at reasonable rates, n thing
heretofore not enjoyed by property hold
ers. Taken IA a whole, we are perfect
ly satisfied Of having done our duty
faithfully and Of having expended the
comparatively small amount Of $4,000
placed az our disposal to the very best
advantage and sincerely hope we have
performed the duty allotted TO us TO the
general satisfaction Of all parties con.
cerncd." Glow soon shall we be in pos.
session Of the fire appnratus2" queried